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Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats
BMJ 1998; 317 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7159.637 (Published 05 September 1998) Cite this as: BMJ 1998;317:637
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